Maclean’s ‘Power List’ pushes narratives that are damaging to social justice movements
“Few moments have challenged our understanding of power as profoundly as the one we’re in,” reads the opening sentence of Maclean’s recent “Power List.” Of…
Lucas Edmond
Cuts to the enhanced operating grants in Manitoba daycares signal an escalating crisis facing low-income parents
As an ex-daycare worker, I have seen firsthand how hard early childhood educators (ECE) in the public sector work to keep their facilities afloat with…
Worrisome legislation amendments will reduce public education sector’s ability to self-represent in collective bargaining
In October, the provincial government adopted the Labour Relations Amendment Act (LRA), which made it easier for employers to fire striking workers and has done…
How ‘thinking with glaciers’ can help decolonize the university and challenge intellectual authority
Come fall 2021, new faculty of arts students at the University of Manitoba will have to fill an Indigenous content requirement with a minimum of…
Siloam Mission’s CEO is silencing Indigenous voices and reproducing colonial hierarchies
Former staff members of Siloam Mission, a local Christian charity, and the “Not My Siloam” movement are revealing violently colonial parallels in the charitable organization’s…
Mayor Bowman’s lack of resolve on display
In response to the Black Lives Matter rallies across North America this spring, Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman claimed, “Winnipeg is listening.” The next Friday, on…
Journalism is intertwined with the act of remembering
Every Sunday morning growing up, I would walk down my home’s green-carpeted flight of stairs to a kitchen enriched by the smell of dark roast…
Workers have sacrificed too much, tax the wealthy
Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) proposed a new wealth tax plan in parliament Nov. 16. The plan was to implement a one per cent tax…
Refuse to cross potential picket, show solidarity
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) approved strike action in the first week of November. After three days of voting and an 85 per…
Prisons continue discriminatory practices
There is no doubt that systemic racism exists in the Canadian justice system. There are layers to this problem beyond the frequently discussed police services…